Tooth-brush and tumbler rack.



C. J. BAUMANN.

TOOTH BRUSH AND TUMBLER RACK.

APPLICATION FILED SEPT-5,1917

Patented Dec. 31, 1918.

Du O T N E V N WITNESSES ATTORNEY CARL J. BAUMANN, OF NILES, MICHIGAN.

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Application filed September 5', 1917.

1 b all "whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, CARL J. BAUMANN, a citizen of the United States, residing at Niles, in the county of Berrien and State of Michigan, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Tooth-Brush and Tumbler Racks, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to a rack to particu larly support a tooth brush and a tumbler or glass, and the tumbler in protecting relation with the brush. A tumbler and tooth brush are often used together during the cleansing of the teeth and it is therefore desirable to retain them in close relative proximity and particularly to use the tumbler as the brush protector.

A prime object is to provide a device of this character having a supporting portion for a tooth brush and having a hook to receive a portion of the tumbler to support the tumbler in an inverted position over the brush and with the lower end of the tumbler preferably below the brush head.

I also aim to provide a construction which may be readily made from metallic wire and to provide the specific metallic wire construction hereinafter described and claimed.

\Vith the above and additional objects such as will become apparent as the description progresses, the invention has been embodied in preferred form as illustrated in accompanying drawings, wherein Figure 1 is a perspective view of one form of the invention shown supporting both a tumbler and a tooth brush, and

Fig. 2 is a perspective view of a modified form of tumbler, which is made from a single strand of resilient metallic wire.

Referring specifically to the drawings, and first to the device illustrated in Fig. 1, the device may comprise a vertical rod 3 fastened in position in any suitable manner to any suitable support. However, the rod is usually secured against a wall or wainscoting by means of a cleat 4 having an arch 5 to engage the rod, and being adapted to have screws or other fastening members 6 to secure it in place. At the lower end, rod 3 is bent and returned so as to provide a hook 7 with a space 8 between it and the rod 3 proper. Integral with the hook 7 and extending therefrom, preferably at a right angle, is a bifurcated portion or support At a suitable distance above the hook 7, a ring 10 is secured in any suitable Specification of Letters Patent.

" Patented Dec. 31, 1918.

Serial No. 189,809. I

manner to the rod 3 and is disposed horizontally.

,The tooth brush suggested at 11 is supported from the portion 9. As will be noted, the handle of the brush is received in the bifurcation 9 intermediate the arm and the head of the brush rests on said arm. The tumbler which is indicated at 12 is passed downwardly within the ring 10 and so that the wall of the tumbler at the mouth will extend snugl but removably into the space 8. Hook 7 aided by the ring 10 will efi ectively retain the tumbler in place and will also permit its removal. The tumbler therefore is disposed in an inverted position over the brush 11 with the lower edge of the tumbler below the brush head. This is desirable as it mounts the brush head away from the mouth of the tumbler and the head is therefore protected to a greater degree from the impurities of the air.

In some instances, I prefer to make the rack out of a single strand of resilient metallic wire. In this connection, the con struction of Fig. 2 is suggested. The strand of wire of this figure, is twisted together as at 20. The portion 20 has vertical arm 21 turned into upstanding hooks 22 with spaces 23 between them to receive a wall of the tumbler in exactly the same manner as the space 8 does in Fig. 1. From the hooks 22, horizontal arms 23 project which are turned inwardly at 24 and may meet at 25, a suitable location for the meeting of the ends of the wire strand. These ends may be soldered or otherwise fastened together if desired but are preferably unconnected. It will be noted that a space is provided intermediate the portions 24.- and that therefore the horizontal structure 232425 provides a bifurcated support for the brush head 11, as does the bifurcated portion 9 of Fig. 1. At the top of the twisted portion 20, the strands extend outwardly in opposite directions and are returned, but with a slight space 26 provided between them through which fastening means lflie nails or screws may be passed. The wire therefore forms loops 27 about the opening 26. From the loops 27, the strand extends downwardlv as at 28 for a suitable distance, and then outwardly horizontally into the ring indicated at 29. The glass is placed in inverted position through the ring ..9 before entering the spaces 23. Also as shown in this figure, the brush head supported as'will be realized above the lower edge of the tumbler.

7 Since merely the preferred embodiment has been illustrated and described, it is to be understood that changes in the details of construction may be resorted to without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention.

I claim A rack made of a strand" of wire, portions twisted together, loops extending in opposite directions from the twlsted portions to permit the passage of fastening means therethrough, article supporting rings extending from the loops, substantially vertical portions extending from the twisted portions, hooks at the bases of said substantially vertical portions, and a supporting portion for a second article ex tending from the hooks. v

In testimony whereof I afiix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

CARL J. BAUMANNi Witnesses:

HERMAN 5C. BATH, CHAs. HAHN.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of Yatents, Washington, D. 0. 

